35 Quotes by James Bobin

No, the Muppets are not communist. And the character of Tex Richman is not an allegory for capitalism in any way. The character is called Tex Richman.

You always want to aim high.

Everything in culture moves in a cyclical way.

I think we live in an entertainment world where performers like to flaunt how great they are. The Conchords don't do that. Even when they stumble onstage, people like it.

Lewis Carroll, you see, wasn't really interested in telling an exciting story. Well, he wasn't interested in things like cause and effect or a linear narrative. It's surreal, it's absurd, it's wordplay, it's satirical, it's analyzing itself, it's funny, it's an enormous challenge.

Cable news is 24 hours long, so you have to fill it up with something.

I worked on both 'Borat' and 'Bruno,' but in a very producer-y role.

I think, as a director, it's always worth pushing yourself and finding out new areas and exploring new ways to tell story.

'Alice' is effectively a story about a game of cards. 'Through the Looking Glass' is a story of chess.